Davis County Clipper | 1938-02-18 | Page 2 | Alcohol Obtained from Jerusalem Artichoke

Alcohol Obtained From Jerusalem Artichoke Washington Washington High High yields of ot alco alco- alcohol alco- alco alcohol hol a fuel already widely used and expected to be even more widely used in the future can be readily secured from the Jerusalem arti arti- arti artichoke choke a tuberous plant related to the sunflower three Iowa State col col- col college college lege scientists report in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Figures gathered by Prof Prot Ellis I Fulmer W V K McPherson and L A indicate that the Jerusalem artichokes grown on a single acre of ot ground will produce more alcohol than two or more acres of ot corn Alcohol can be obtained from the plants plant's tubers by extraction of ot the carbohydrates and evaporation to a thick syrup and subsequent Inoculation lation with producing alcohol-producing yeasts